A visit by Pope John Paul II to Guatemala, March 1983. Photo-4899495.66075 - GreenwichTime

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Pope John Paul II arrives in St. Peter's Square in his popemoblie for a special mass May 18, 2003 in Vatican City. The pontiff celebrated his 83rd birthday and canonized four Roman Catholic saints. The Vatican also publicly acknowledged for the first time recently that the pope has Parkinson's disease. less

Pope John Paul II arrives in St. Peter's Square in his popemoblie for a special mass May 18, 2003 in Vatican City. The pontiff celebrated his 83rd birthday and canonized four Roman Catholic saints. The Vatican ... more

Pope John Paul II waves from his popemobile 26 January 1979 in Mexico City at the beginning of his first Pastororal visit outside Italy to Santo Domingo, Mexico and the Bahamas, from 25 January to 01 February 1979. Background, (3rd from left, standing), US Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, head of "Instituto per de Religione." less

Pope John Paul II waves from his popemobile 26 January 1979 in Mexico City at the beginning of his first Pastororal visit outside Italy to Santo Domingo, Mexico and the Bahamas, from 25 January to 01 February ... more

Pope John Paul II waves from his popemobile 26 January 1979 in Mexico City at the beginning of his first Pastororal visit outside Italy to Santo Domingo, Mexico and the Bahamas, from 25 January to 01 February.

Pope John Paul II waves from his popemobile 26 January 1979 in Mexico City at the beginning of his first Pastororal visit outside Italy to Santo Domingo, Mexico and the Bahamas, from 25 January to 01 February.

Pope John Paul II rides in the Pope-mobile with his back to the camera and his arms outstretched as a crowd looks on during an eight day visit to Poland, June 1979.

Pope John Paul II rides in the Pope-mobile with his back to the camera and his arms outstretched as a crowd looks on during an eight day visit to Poland, June 1979.

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Pope John Paul II waves from the window of his 'Popemobile' during a visit to Digby Stuart Catholic College in Roehampton, London.

Pope John Paul II waves from the window of his 'Popemobile' during a visit to Digby Stuart Catholic College in Roehampton, London.

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A picture taken on March 24, 2000 shows late Pope John Paul II arriving in Korazim by the Sea of Galilee in his bullet-proof popemobile to celebrate a mass in front of some 100,000 people on the Mount of the Beatitudes. Israel rolls out the red carpet for Pope Benedict XVI next week, but the German pontiff is unlikely to be greeted with the same warmth enjoyed by his predecessor on his landmark trip nine years ago. The pontiff arrives in Israel from Jordan on May 11, 2009 for a five-day pilgrimage that will see him follow in the footsteps of Jesus and visit Jewish and Muslim holy sites in Israel and the occupied West Bank. less

A picture taken on March 24, 2000 shows late Pope John Paul II arriving in Korazim by the Sea of Galilee in his bullet-proof popemobile to celebrate a mass in front of some 100,000 people on the Mount of the ... more

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US Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, head of "Instituto per de Religione" (IOR), the Vatican Bank, in Mexico City. Marcinkus, involved in one of the biggest controversies ever to hit the Roman Catholic Church when he headed the Vatican bank, has died in the United States, ANSA newsagency quoted Vatican sources as saying, 21 February 2006. less

US Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, head of "Instituto per de Religione" (IOR), the Vatican Bank, in Mexico City. Marcinkus, involved in one of the biggest controversies ever to hit the Roman Catholic Church when he ... more

US Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, head of "Instituto per de... Photo-4899505.66075 - GreenwichTime

Pope John Paul II waves to cheering crowds from his Popemobile in September 1979 in Ireland. On April 1, 2005 Pope John Paul II fell gravely ill at the Vatican. The Pontif's health declined overnight after he suffered heart failure and blood poisoning. less

Pope John Paul II waves to cheering crowds from his Popemobile in September 1979 in Ireland. On April 1, 2005 Pope John Paul II fell gravely ill at the Vatican. The Pontif's health declined overnight after he ... more

Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims as he makes makes his way through the crowd in his Popemobile, 18 August 2005 in Cologne, on the first day of his groundbreaking four-day visit to his native Germany, during the Catholic World Youth Day festival. More than 400,000 young Catholics from nearly 200 countries were set to welcome the new pope to the Catholic stronghold of Cologne for the jamboree. less

Pope Benedict XVI waves to pilgrims as he makes makes his way through the crowd in his Popemobile, 18 August 2005 in Cologne, on the first day of his groundbreaking four-day visit to his native Germany, during ... more

Pope Benedict XVI waves from his Popemobile after leaving the White House in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2008. The Pope, making the first White House papal visit in nearly 30 years, pleaded Wednesday for a peaceful end to global disputes as thousands of joyful well-wishers sang him "happy birthday." less

Pope Benedict XVI waves from his Popemobile after leaving the White House in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2008. The Pope, making the first White House papal visit in nearly 30 years, pleaded Wednesday for a ... more